Where does “राह” come from?

राह (Hindi) comes from Persian راه, from Middle Persian lʾs, from Proto-Iranian Hrāθáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrātʰás, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

राह (Hindi): route, way

Definitions

  1. route, way

Ancestry of “राह”, step by step

राह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian راه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianراهroad; way; path
2Middle Persianlʾsway; road, way
3Proto-IranianHrāθáhroad, way
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrātʰáschariot
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Sanskrit राहु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritराहुRahu; an eclipse or the moment of the beginning...

Words derived from “राह”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrātʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hrāθáh →